Description
The Purple Pixie Loropetalum, from the Southern Living Plant Collection, is a captivating and versatile groundcover shrub that adds rich color and texture to your landscape. This exceptional loropetalum variety, known scientifically as Loropetalum chinense ‘Purple Pixie,’ is celebrated for its cascading branches adorned with deep burgundy-purple foliage and vibrant pink, ribbon-like flowers in spring. Purple Pixie Loropetalum is an ideal choice for groundcover, mass plantings, weeping plantings, or as a container plant. With its low, spreading growth habit, this loropetalum provides year-round interest and beauty to gardens of all sizes. Elevate your outdoor space with the striking foliage and charming flowers of Purple Pixie Loropetalum from the Southern Living Plant Collection. When planting this weeping loropetalum shrub, choose a location that will receive Full Sun to part shade, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil, then leave the top of the root ball 1/2 inch above the ground level when filling the hole with soil. Use a slow-release granular fertilizer for evergreen shrubs in spring. Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival.
